tepemechín

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tepemichín

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl tepētl (“mountain”) + michin (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tepemeˈt͡ʃin/ [t̪e.pe.meˈt͡ʃĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: te‧pe‧me‧chín

Noun

tepemechín m (plural tepemechines)

1. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras) mountain mullet (Agonostomus monticola)

   Synonyms: dajao, lisa de río, trucha, trucha de tierra caliente

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 282

Further reading

• “tepemechín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10